Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1887-02-19
THE INTER STATE COMMERCE BILL.

The interstate commerce bill as
passed by congress, and signed by the
president, in its first section applies the
provisions of this act to any common
carrier engaged in the transportation
of passengers wholly by railroad, or
partly by railroad and partly by water,
when both are used, under a common
control, management or arrange.
ment through more than one
state or territory or from any place i'll
the United States to any adjacent
foreign country. 1t defines the term
"railrosd' to include all bridges aud
ferries used or operated by any rail-
road. All charges made tor any SER
vice rendered in the transportation of
passengers or property shall be reason
able and just, and every unjust and I'M
reasonable charge for such service is |
prohibited and declared to be unlaw-
full.
Section 2 makes 1t unlawful for any
common carrier subject to the provis-
ions of this act to charge, demand,
collect OF receive directly or Indirectly,
from any person or persons, q greater
or less compensation for any service
rendered in the transportation Of pas
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demands, collects, or receives from any
other person or persons for doing for
him Or them a like and contemporaries
service IN the transportation of a
like kind of traffic, under substantially
similar circumstances and conditions.
Section 8 makes 1t unlawful for any
common carrier, subject to the provis-
ions of this act, to make or give any
undue or unreasonable preference or
advantage to any p rticular person,
company, firm, corporation or locality
of any particular description of traffic.
Every common carrier subject to the
provisions of this act shall, according
to their respective powers, afford all
reasonable, proper and equal facilities
for the interchange of traffic bet ween
their respective lines, and for the re-
ceiviDg, forwarding and delivering Of
passengers aud property to and from
their several lines and those connecting
Herewith, and shall not discriminate
in their rates and charges between such
connecting lines.
Sections 4 and 5 (the long and short
haul and pooling sections) are as fol-
lows:-
SEC. 4. That it shall be unlawful for
any common carrier subject to the
provisions of this act to charge or re-
oeive any greater compensation in the
aggregate tor the transportation Of
passengers, or OF like kind of property,
under substantially similar circum-
stances and conditions, for a shorter
than for a longer distance, over the
same line, in the same direction, the
shorter being included within the
longer distance; but this shall no be
construed as authorizing II common
carrier, within the terms Of this act. to
charge and receive as great compensa-
ton Tor q shorter as Tor a longer dis
lance: Provided, however, that upon
application to the commission appoint
ed under the provisions of this act,
such common carrier may, in special
cases, after investigation by the CON-
mission, be authorized to charge less
for longer than for shorter distances
for the transportation of passengers or
property; and the commission NAV,
from time to time, prescribe the ex-
tent to which such designated common
carrier may be relieved from the oper-
atoms of this section of this act.
SEC. 5. That it shall be unlawful
for any common carrier, subject to the
provisions of this act, to enter into
any contract, agreement Or combina-
ton with any other common carrier or
: carriers, for the pooling of freight of
different and competing railroads, or
to divide between them.the aggregate
or net proceeds of the earnings of such
railroads, or any portion thereof; and
in any case of an agreement ,for the
pooling of freight as aforesaid, each
day of its continuance shall be deemed
q separate offense.
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